The park (Alameda de la Alhambra), which is overgrown with wildflowers and grass in the spring, was planted by the Moors with roses, oranges, and myrtles; its most characteristic feature, however, is the dense wood of English elms brought by the Duke of Wellington in 1812.
Philip V (1700–1746) Italianised the rooms and completed his palace in the middle of what had been the Moorish building; he had partitions constructed which blocked up whole apartments. Over subsequent centuries the Moorish art was further damaged, and in 1812 some of the towers were destroyed by the French under Count Sebastiani.
In 1821, an earthquake caused further damage.
Restoration work was undertaken in 1828 by the architect José Contreras, endowed in 1830 by Ferdinand VII.
Several Roman tombs were discovered in 1829 and 1857 at the base of Monte Mauror. == Water supply system == Water was provided to both the Alhambra and the Generalife by the Acequia Real (also known as the Acequia del Rey or Acequia del Sultan), which still exists in large part today.
Restoration work was undertaken in 1828 by the architect José Contreras, endowed in 1830 by Ferdinand VII.
After the death of Contreras in 1847, it was continued by his son Rafael (died 1890) and his grandson.
Several Roman tombs were discovered in 1829 and 1857 at the base of Monte Mauror. == Water supply system == Water was provided to both the Alhambra and the Generalife by the Acequia Real (also known as the Acequia del Rey or Acequia del Sultan), which still exists in large part today.
A turret containing a large bell was added in the 18th century and restored after being damaged by lightning in 1881.
After the death of Contreras in 1847, it was continued by his son Rafael (died 1890) and his grandson.
Alhambra has directly inspired musical compositions including Francisco Tárrega's famous tremolo study for guitar Recuerdos de la Alhambra, as well as Claude Debussy's piece for two pianos composed in 1901, Lindaraja, and the prelude, La Puerta del Vino, from the second book of preludes composed from 1912 to 1913.
Alhambra has directly inspired musical compositions including Francisco Tárrega's famous tremolo study for guitar Recuerdos de la Alhambra, as well as Claude Debussy's piece for two pianos composed in 1901, Lindaraja, and the prelude, La Puerta del Vino, from the second book of preludes composed from 1912 to 1913.
Alhambra has directly inspired musical compositions including Francisco Tárrega's famous tremolo study for guitar Recuerdos de la Alhambra, as well as Claude Debussy's piece for two pianos composed in 1901, Lindaraja, and the prelude, La Puerta del Vino, from the second book of preludes composed from 1912 to 1913.
Escher's visit in 1922 and study of the Moorish use of symmetries in the Alhambra tiles inspired his subsequent work on tessellation, which he called "regular divisions of the plane". ===In film=== Marcel L'Herbier's 1921 film El Dorado features many scenes shot in and around the Alhambra palace.
Escher's visit in 1922 and study of the Moorish use of symmetries in the Alhambra tiles inspired his subsequent work on tessellation, which he called "regular divisions of the plane". ===In film=== Marcel L'Herbier's 1921 film El Dorado features many scenes shot in and around the Alhambra palace.
Muhammad XII moved the remains of his ancestors from the complex, as was verified by Leopoldo Torres Balbás in 1925, when he found seventy empty tombs.
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The rock band Grateful Dead released a song called "Terrapin Station" on the 1977 album of the same name.
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In 2000, Julian Anderson wrote a piece for contemporary chamber ensemble, Alhambra Fantasy. In pop and folk music, Alhambra is the subject of the Ghymes song of the same name.
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Both the Court of the Lions and Granada's Albaicin are featured on the animated film The Hero Returns. The fictional Broadway theatre (the interior actually Auckland, New Zealand's Civic Theatre), in which Kong is displayed as the 'Eighth Wonder of the World' in 2005's King Kong, is named "The Alhambra". 2018 South Korean television series Memories of the Alhambra is based in Granada, Spain with the Alhambra palace as the backdrop of an AR game within the series.
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In September 2006, Canadian singer/composer Loreena McKennitt performed live at the Alhambra.
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On California rapper Dom Kennedy's 2015 album By Dom Kennedy, there is a song entitled "Alhambra". ===In mathematics=== The Alhambra tiles are remarkable in that they contain nearly all, if not all, of the seventeen mathematically possible wallpaper groups.
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